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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Fraction question, please help!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[-7\frac{ 1 }{ 3 } \div (-10)\]

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle -7\frac{1}{3}\div 10 =\left( -7-\frac{1}{3}\right)\div 10=\left(-7\div 10\right) +\left(-\frac{1}{3}\div 10\right)}\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Alternatively, \(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle -7\frac{1}{3}=-\frac{7\times1+3}{3}=-\frac{10}{3}}\) \(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle -\frac{10}{3} \div 10 = ?}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/3

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

not exactly....

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

(how did you get: `negative ÷ positive = positive` ? )

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it would be -1/3 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm sorry, I'm extremely bad with these fractions. And they honestly make me crazy!

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Yes, -1/3 is correct!

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